A Love Story Like Allie & Noah's

 my great-grandparents: Fenton & Elsie Briggs

this is their engagement picture

they were married for 60+ years

my great-grandpa passed away last month

their love will last forever & i know my great-grandma will join him in heaven someday & be reunited for eternity with her sweetheart.

lovelies

this post is dedicated to my wonderful great-grandpa Fenton Briggs 1922-2012

He was a kind, hardworking man who flew planes in WW2.

He met my great-grandma Elsie [his sweetheart] soon after

They fell in love, got married, & will live happily ever after.

Their love inspires me. It's rare but it's out there.

Their lives weren't always full of sunshine and happiness. They had hard times and trials. Nothing could come between them though. They let the difficulties bring them together. They put one another first and were selfless. That is true love. They loved each other unconditionally and endured it all together. It reminds me of Allie & Noah in "The Notebook"

Love like that can do anything you want it to.

As Noah said best, "It's not gonna be easy. It's going to be really hard; we're gonna have to work at this everyday, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, everyday. You and me."

Falling in love is easy. In today's fast paced world we want things to be instantaneous. That will lead to failure. You have to commit yourself to staying in love each and everyday. Love is the best thing in the world. If you find it, find the one, never ever let them go or take it for granted. Love makes two people become one. It inspires you to be the best you. Two is better than one.

You can have what Allie & Noah have. 

Your love story is possible.

It won't be easy. Nothing worthwhile is easy.

It will ALWAYS be worth it though.

That being said... For those who haven't found "the one" or love yet... don't lose hope. However, life is too precious to be wasted on waiting for love. Love will find you. To find someone you love, you have to be someone to love. Love yourself and get out there and make life count! Be happy on your own. Life is full of adventures and dreams and possibilities and opportunities! Run to them and never let go. 

Fall in love with life <3

Where I Stood

This is me wayyyy back when... 2008! Little C.

I was reading a journal from then and came across this paragraph I wrote and was in awe over the profoundness of it, the truth and how my little teenager self was wise beyond comprehension (for the most part). I look back on some of my writing from then and shake my head and want to destroy it cause some of it is just silly and downright terrible... but I guess that's part of growing up. You keep pushing forward, continually learning and practice and dedication and experience are what mold us into the person we're meant to be. 

I love this quote that I wrote then so here it is...

"No, we can't change the world by ourselves, or everyone in it, or anyone for that matter, but I KNOW we can and must change ourselves individually. Imagine how extraordinary this world has the potential to be if we all look deep inside of ourselves and peer into our hearts and souls and discover all the good inside and how we could spread it to others and become amazing. Only you can control your life and the path you travel no matter your circumstances or how things are around you. You can take destiny and fate and make it what you want of it. I'm not perfect at all but each and everyday I try to be a better person, the best me, and live a great life and do amazing things, not just for me but for the ones in the hopes that maybe in the process of accomplish my own goals and achieving dreams that seemed unrealistic, I can inspire others to do the same."

We can't do everything but we can do something and sometimes it turns out to be more than anything we could've imagined. We have to do what we can. If everyone, or even a large majority, in the world did this, dreamed, cared, and gave their all, how much more beautiful life would be... Make your life spectacularly beautiful and share that beauty with others.